I'm sure playing NG you've heard all of that Ninja gibberish and thought "This so stupid"!
NO. I did all that crap like believing in your weapon and all that other jazz that escapes me now, and what happened will shock you!

It's like I had transformed into somekind of death angel that rained down judgement on my enemies.
I saw things like never before. I moved with a ethereal confidence. My hands didn't shake, my concentration didn't break, all I had was my blade and all it had was me, and I knew with it I could never fail.

For those short minutes I was something else... Something more powerful.
Maybe those really great players are like this... I made Master Ninja look like a warrior.

You know how people say that music can effect your mood? Well I guess what I was listening to unlocked, if only for alittle bit my potential.
I liked it.
To bad I can't seem to do it again...

Is it just me, or does anyone else just get randomly killed by like 1 or 2 enemies sometimes?

Not often, but I just got axed by one of the golden dragons in Chapter 3. From full health to dead in like 15 seconds. He caught me in 2 grabs, and then a jump attack. Normally one of those guys is just an excersice of limb removal with the claws.

Seems like sometimes the game just goes into a "Ryu must die" mode that you cannot survive. Like sometimes I'll go up against 5/6 IS niinjas, and they'll throw IS's a couple here and there, and other times they go nonstop. Does anyone know why this is, or is it just another weird thing from this glitchy game?_________________Life could be simple

Ugh, I hate that fight. On Mentor I spammed the fireball ninpo on them. 4 slots, then used the slot upgrade, then shot all 5 shots, followed by 3 DWM. Worked like a charm, but it was pretty expensive.

Lunar's 360 UT when used OL is also very effective.

Here's my progress report, I just wrapped up the first ToV on Ch.3. I personally think this is the hardest ToV in the game, so hopefully I'll be able to do the rest of them as I move forward._________________Life could be simple

Kind of good. I use all my weapons though. I mostly switch between lunar and claws. The wind run to flying izuna with the claws is a freaking lifesaver, and the sliding kick limb removal is perfect for thinning the herd.

I'll do 1-2 sliding kick to OT to start a fight against fiends, switch to lunar and spinning UT to finish, or flying izuna with claws pretty much non-stop with IS and arrow ninjas._________________Life could be simple

I am right at the halfway mark of Ch. 4. I am at the save prior to the mid boss. I can take him down without taking a hit using arrows, and then after the cutscene, I'm having a hard time getting to the next save point. It's so weird, because there is not a lot of enemies at all really._________________Life could be simple

Ok, need to know if I'm screwed.
I have one GOSL, two ninpo slots, APV Lv3, AOFlv3, AWB, DCTFlv3, ESlv3, DSlv4, and alot of money.
Volf got me good right when he had a little bit of health left it was like the game said "NO"!
It wouldn't let me hit him!
Then the start of the next chapter screwed me with the horde of enemies!
I'm doomed aren't I?!

I highly recommend stocking up at that first Muramasa shop. It's the only one in the level, and you have all those egg sacks to take out. Plus, you only have 2 earth dragon statues. You can skip the part at the end by just jumping down the hole.

The first part getting to the save is tough. windmill shuriken charged is a life saver. That tunnel with the egg sacks is tough, but not too bad if you only open 1 at once._________________Life could be simple